Romania’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday, February 11, that the office of the President of Romania will become vacant on February 12, following the resignation of Klaus-Werner Iohannis. The Court’s decision states that the vacancy of the presidential office constitutes grounds

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation on Monday after a procedure to impeach him was launched amid anger over the cancellation of a presidential election last year.

Iohannis’ decision comes amid mounting pressure from populist opposition groups, two months after a top court annulled the country’s presidential election.